Thiruvananthapuram :

Poet B Sugathakumari  has bagged the first ONV Literary Award instituted by ONV Cultural Academy. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh, statuette and citation. The award will be given on May 27 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of ONV Kurup .

According to the panel of judges comprising M Leelavathy, C Radhakrishnan and Prabhavarma, Sugathakumari was selected for her poem “Kanneerinte Vishuddhi”.

“The award distribution and similar activities from the academy will help in preserving and handing over the ideas that ONV has put forward through his poems to the coming generations,” said film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan, chairman of the academy.

ONV Youth Literary Awards will be given to Arya Gopi and Sumesh Krishna for their poems “Avasaanathe manushyan” and “Rudraaksham”, respectively.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Thiruvananthapuram News / TNN /May 03rd, 2017